Sentences with phrase «luxury car platform»

Infiniti cites insufficient sales to go forward with a jointly funded MFA2 (Modular Front Architecture) luxury car platform developed with Mercedes - Benz.

The 2011 Infiniti M37 is an evolutionary upgrade of Infiniti's mid-size luxury car platform.

Not exact matches

The only current Kia model that offers rear - wheel drive is the full - size K900 luxury sedan, so the upcoming Kia sports car would ride on its own independent platform.

Lacking Old World luxury - car provenance and a front - engine, rear - wheel - drive platform, Acura high - techs its way through such shortcomings.

The Infiniti Q30 is based on the same platform as the Mercedes - Benz CLA250 and GLA250 compact luxury cars, and it will compete in the same segment as those models, as well as against vehicles like the Audi A3 and Acura ILX.

That's where this car comes in: the new - for - 2014 Ghibli (pronounced «GEE - blee,» with a hard «g» like «giddy»), a midsize luxury sport sedan based on a Chrysler - sourced, rear - wheel - drive platform.

Built on the new Lexus GA - L rear - wheel - drive luxury - car platform, the LC 500h uses an aluminum for the hood, door skins, and front suspension towers, and carbon fiber for the door structures, trunklid, and roof.

Where it could go wrong The LC 500 and its platform are tuned for luxury - car duties, meaning an LC F might be more of a symbolic gesture than an actual foray into competitive performance.

The Volkswagen Phaeton's decade - old platform needs more than a tweak to be a success in the luxury car market

Infiniti, Nissan's luxury brand, plans to build a compact car based on the MFA small - car platform from Daimler AG's Mercedes - Benz, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.The new model will mark an expansion of...

Based on new front - drive platform developed by Mercedes - Benz for its A-class family, the Q30 features a slightly raised ride height, sweeping roofline and confident styling, all aimed at winning sales from younger buyers who are predicted to make - up 80 per cent of global luxury car - buyers by 2020.

Known for its high - performance luxury touring cars and its performance coupes, Maserati modified its Quattroporte sedan platform to build the GranTurismo.

The Nissan - owned luxury brand is developing an all - new electrified vehicle platform that will spawn a production model influenced by the gorgeous Q Inspiration concept car.

This updated generation of the Equus is based on a completely new platform, which allowed Hyundai to change the car to a rear - wheel - drive configuration to help it compete against other luxury sedans.

Riding on Volkswagen Group's ubiquitous MQB platform, the A3 feels as solid as a proper luxury car, but it's also as nimble as its compact dimensions would suggest.

As opposed to BMW, Mercedes will not develop its electric models on the platforms of its conventional models, opting instead for a dedicated modular architecture called MEA (Mercedes Electric Architecture) which will support a wide variety of applications — as many as 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - Class.

«With the platform [strategy], you are producing so many cars, you can afford to offer really state - of - the - art driving assistance, luxury driving assistance, to the customer,» and be competitive on pricing with less contented competitors, Erb said.

The last of the old - school U.S luxury sedans — with rear - wheel drive, a limousine - like footprint and Ford's legendary Panther platform — was the 2011 Lincoln Town Car that's next on our list of best pre-owned premium cars under $ 10,000.

The 2014 Mercedes - Benz E400 Sport Hybrid offers mid-size luxury car buyers with a battery - assisted option that rides on the updated platform that has been gifted to all E-Class automobiles for the current model year.

The LC is the first car to be developed on Lexus» new front engine / rear - wheel drive Global Architecture — Luxury (GA - L) platform, which gives Lexus the ability to take design and performance to another level — fundamental to its future direction as more emotionally driven brand.

First unveiled in July 2017, the Phantom VIII is based on the company's new aluminium spaceframe platform (Architecture of Luxury in RR lingo) that has made the car's length shorter by 77 mm.

The car shares its platform and some of its components with the best - selling Toyota Camry but has enough styling differences and upgraded equipment to earn it a spot in the luxury class.

The main idea there was to take the platform underpinning such vaunted luxury cars as the BMW 6 Series automobiles and Mercedes - Benz SL vehicles and create custom bodies for them — much as the highly considered coachbuilders of the 1920s and 1930s did for companies like Rolls Royce and Duesenberg.

Mitsubishi's first Diamante debuted in 1991 on a stretched 3000GT platform loaded with electronic systems that helped to give it a luxury - car feel.

The 2015 Mercedes - Benz B - Class Electric Drive is a relative newcomer to the fully electric car space in the United States, and it adapts the luxury brand's entry - level subcompact hatchback platform to run on battery power.

The new car will be a large sedan firmly slotted in the luxury segment and will be based on an all - new modular platform, offering an electric range of around 500 kilometers.

The new car is now underpinned by the same platform shared by the latest Porsche Panamera, itself a proven performer and luxury «sedan».

Underpinned by the stiff platform, wide track and finely resolved suspension, steering and brakes, the XF's dynamic flavour combines the comfort and refinement of a luxury saloon with the grip, balance, responses and stability of a sports car.

The seventh generation is underpinned by the same platform as the larger 7 Series luxury limousine (albeit without that car's carbon core), so it's larger than its predecessor and now matches the biggest rivals for interior space.

In other news: We've already shown you photos of the 2008 Jeep Liberty, which looks more like the Dodge Nitro, built on the same platform at the same plant, and of the Hyundai Genesis, a concept but an accurate representation of Hyundai's first rear - drive luxury car.

They're both built on the same platform in Georgetown, Ky., specifically for American car buyers, and each has the look of an efficient Japanese luxury car.

A luxury sedan with total connectivity between vehicle, passengers, and the outside world, it's a preview of how the self - driving car of the future could evolve into a platform for communication and interaction.

Well I wouldn't say just make a 2 - door version of the CTS, but use the Alpha platform for a coupe with it's own sheet metal, and the existing powertrains that Cadillac has, and an 8 - speed transmission and eventually some diesel or hybrid or plug - in since those are becoming common in luxury cars, even if just for marketing purposes.

The concept car that mimics the proposed LSS - short for luxury sport sedan - will debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in early January, sources familiar with the project said.Sources also say that the rear - wheel - drive LSS will be built on the same platform as the Opel Senator.

Audi is presenting the 2019 A6 as a platform for contemporary style, modern infotainment and assist systems, more than a little bit of sports car - like performance, and — quite literally — quiet luxury.

It was mentioned but unclear how much involvement Faraday Future would have in helping the British luxury automaker develop its electric car, but considering Faraday planned its now - gone electric platform for 2017 production and has to develop something new, it's likely very behind on something production - worthy.

Some of the areas and industries the VeChain platform is focusing on include eliminating counterfeiting in the fashion and luxury industry, food safety tracking systems, digitizing maintenance in the car industry and many other global supply chain processes.

The move comes at the end of a busy fortnight for BitFlyer, who last week struck a partnership with L'Operaio, a luxury car dealership — allowing auto customers to settle their bills in cryptocurrency via BitFlyer's payment platform.